Maize (corn) production in Rwanda

Maize (corn) production in Rwanda was 627,086 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 23.3% from 2023. That is the 72nd highest of 169 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes627,086

Change on 2023+23.3%

Rank72nd of 169Countries ranked

Series high667,8332013

Series low7,7001963

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Maize (corn) production in Rwanda, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	627,086
2023	508,492
2022	458,522
2021	482,682
2020	448,633
2019	421,218
2018	424,204
2017	410,280
2016	374,267
2015	370,140
2014	357,083
2013	667,833
2012	573,038
2011	525,679
2010	432,404
2009	286,946
2008	166,853
2007	101,659
2006	96,662
2005	97,251
2004	88,209
2003	78,886
2002	91,686
2001	80,979
2000	62,501
1999	54,912
1998	58,618
1997	83,427
1996	66,595
1995	56,000
1994	67,000
1993	87,000
1992	98,000
1991	104,000
1990	101,000
1989	95,000
1988	135,000
1987	90,665
1986	89,590
1985	99,452
1984	101,900
1983	110,300
1982	91,956
1981	84,800
1980	85,059
1979	83,348
1978	75,635
1977	77,166
1976	70,627
1975	67,457
1974	63,696
1973	54,755
1972	49,917
1971	56,388
1970	64,062
1969	41,300
1968	42,800
1967	53,200
1966	48,900
1965	43,998
1964	21,311
1963	7,700
1962	68,744
1961	28,434

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Maize (corn) production, 2024, tonnes. Rwanda is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by maize (corn) production 175 places
EU countries by maize (corn) production 26 places

Definition

Quantity of maize (corn) harvested dry for grain produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Green maize and maize cut for forage are not included. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510) (Maize (corn) production, Rwanda, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Rwanda, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/rwanda. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Maize (corn) production, Rwanda, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/rwanda.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Rwanda, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/rwanda (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_maize_corn_production_rwanda_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510): Maize (corn) production, Rwanda, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/rwanda. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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